CTV Warms Up for Vancouver 2010 with Olympic-Themed Programming, Feb. 6

    
         - Original documentary ON HOME ICE takes fans behind closed
             doors with an all-access look at the making of the
                 2010 Canadian Men's Olympic Hockey Team  -

        - Original specials ATHLETES IN MOTION, THE GREAT TOURNAMENT,
             and part two of SID THE KID V. ALEXANDER THE GREAT:
            THE OLYMPIANS build anticipation for Vancouver 2010 -

           - Cult faves Cool Runnings rounds out six-hour block -
    

TORONTO , Feb. 3 /CNW/ - With just 10 days before the start of the VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, and excitement mounting, CTV gets viewers into Games shape with six hours of Olympic Games-themed programming this Saturday. Highlighting the programming block is the new hour-long original documentary ON HOME ICE, premiering Saturday, February 6 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV. Produced by Aquila Productions in association with Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, the documentary takes viewers behind-the-scenes and inside the selection process of this year's Team Canada , revealing candid moments and surprising never-before-seen footage.

ON HOME ICE is the fourth of four original programs to air February 6 on CTV, including ATHLETES IN MOTION ( 4 p.m. ET ), Part 2 of SID THE KID V. ALEXANDER THE GREAT: THE OLYMPIANS ( 5 p.m. ET ), and THE GREAT TOURNAMENT ( 7 p.m. ET ). The Jamaican Bobsleigh team takes a chance at Calgary 1988 in Cool Runnings at 9 p.m. ET (airing in HD) while the cult classic hockey flick Slap Shot rounds out the night at ( February 7 at 12 a.m. ET ).

To view the complete release, please click here

http://www.ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=12162&yyyy=2010.

For further information: Renée Horton, CTV Inc., [phone] or [email protected]